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Physics Majors

Lower Division Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science

Physics major

Engineering Physics major

The Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering offers curricula leading to the Bachelor of Science in Physics and the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics. Students must complete 43 semester hours of coursework that is common to both majors. The major in Engineering Physics requires a further 12 semester hours in electrical and general engineering.

Lower Division Major Requirements common to both majorsPhysics and Engineering Physics students take the following courses:

LMU COURSE

SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE

CHEM 111: General Chemistry I Laboratory

CHEM 11: General Chemistry I

CHEM 114: General Chemistry for Engineers

No course equivalency

ENGR 160: Algorithms and Applications

No course equivalency

MATH 131: Calculus I

MATH 7: Analytic Geometry and Calculus

MATH 132: Calculus II

MATH 8: Analytic Geometry and Calculus

MATH 234: Calculus III

MATH 11: Multivariable Calculus

MATH 245: Ordinary Differential Equations

MATH 15: Differential Equations

MATH 250: Linear Algebra

MATH 13: Linear Algebra

PHYS 101: Introduction to Mechanics

PHYSCS 21: Mechanics with Lab

PHYS 195: Waves and Light

No course equivalency

PHYS 201: Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism

PHYSCS 22: Electricity and Magnetism with Lab

PHYS 206: Foundations of Modern Physics

No course equivalency

PHYS 212: Intermediate Mechanics

No course equivalency

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SANTA MONICA COLLEGE

Additional Coursework specific to the Engineering Physics majorStudents pursuing the degree in Engineering Physics take these additional courses: